Getting work done

Andrew just sent me a this photo of our girl getting her new drive line installed over at AAMCO. The guys are doing a great job installing a new trans, transfer case, front hubs, and new 4.56 front and rear gears.
basically the entire drive train will be Baja ready!
Thanks guys

Rick and AJ?

I loved Simon and Simon as a kid. Especially the big Dodge Power wagon of course.
This parody is very funny. Take a few minutes and watch this. Hosted by Jeff Probst, starring John Hamm, and Adam Scott. Funny funny funny!

World Patrol

During our travels we meet people. Some we simply pass by and some leave a lasting impression.
This is a story about the latter...
While in San Felipe I had the privilege of being in the right place at the right time to meet Marc and Beate of
WORLD-PATROL I just spoke to Marc briefly about what they were doing and where they were going. WOW the journey they are undertaking is simply amazing. Do yourself a favor head on over to their WEBSITE read what they are doing give them a like on FACEBOOK.
Their story will inspire you, I know it did me.
Get out there and see stuff!

Anybody want to go to Baja?

We are prepping for the next run. February 16-19-2013. That's Presidents day weekend so plan accordingly!

 This run will start in San Diego Saturday morning.
Day 1
We will caravan down to Cuatro Casas Hostel. Once we arrive at the hostel we will check in and head South for a few miles along the beach just to shake down the rigs and have a little lunch.



Scuba Steve and Chuy from our last run


Day 2
After a hearty breakfast we pack up and run the highway North for a few miles then we will catch the Baja 500 race course East for about 25 miles into the town of Valle De Trinidad. We will turn South and run along the highway for just a few miles into San Matais. After lunch in San Matais we will get on the Baja 1000 race course through the pass down to El Diablo dry lake. Want to open her up and see what she's got? This is the place to do it. Flat out as far as the eye can see.
We will then turn our sights West toward the Sea of Cortez. We pick up a small part of the San Felipe 250 racecourse down the famed Z00 Road into the sleepy fishing town of San Felipe.
We will enjoy a terrific feast and great bench racing that night.


Good times!

Day 3
We wake up and have breakfast then leisurely head North and cross the border in Mexicali.

Can you imagine yourself on this trip?
Come along with us the only costs to you are accommodations, food, and fuel
Here is a link to the FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE you can find more info and RSVP there.
Feel free to call Matt or email info@camp4lo.com if you have questions.

Prepping the Bronco

We dropped the new Bronco at our friends AAMCO today for a tranny and drivetrain prep. Andrew and the guys were stoked to have the Bronco in for some service. She's getting the once over and will be ready for the run in February! Stay tuned for more on this build.

Running the routes

The day after Christmas Bill and I loaded up the Taco and met Huber and Scuba Steve in his bitchen 4 runner at the border and headed for Cuatro Casas, to run the Camp 4lo day one part of the tour.

Mexico greeted us with a new port of entry. Now entering Mexico is even simpler. 

Rain followed us most  the way but as we motored South, Baja rewarded us with mostly sunny skies and low 70's temps.

We arrived at Cuatro Casas mid day, and as usual Richard, the proprietor greeted us with open arms. 

We checked in, secured our gear, and found ourselves with a few remaining hours of daylight. We decided to run the beach route South for a few miles, to shake down our rigs and go for some Tacos down at the Pirate bar on Punta Camalu.

Scuba Steve wasted no time displaying how he got his moniker.

After some lunch we took a little run down on the beach South of Camalu. As the sun started to set, feeling good that our rigs were ready we turned around and motored back to Cuatro Casas.

Back at Cuatro Casas we enjoyed an epic dinner of Richards famous halibut tacos, some fire pit, a couple cold Pacificos, and great conversation about the day that was to come.

Morning greeted us with a great sunrise. Richard had the coffee hot and breakfast ready.

We hit the trail north toward Campo Corona then hit the beach again toward San Antonio Del Mar.

We spent some time on the dunes.

Airing down

Nothing but fun to be had on these dunes.

After the dune fun, we traveled East and met up with the Baja 500 race course.

Taco in 4LO getting some work done.

A little mud obviously does not bother Huber.

Steve negotiating the trail.

We traveled North up the coast toward Erindria and saw great vistas, challenging climbs, and fun overlanding.

Baja has something for everyone. There were plenty of either or's so any 4 x 4 can have fun over this terrain.

We continued on the Baja 500 course into Erindria then hopped on the pavement back to Cuatro Casas.

Richard had a nice dinner of scallops prepared for us. We enjoyed another nice evening around the fire pit where we exchanged recollections about the trail that day.

This was a great trip with some even better guys.

Scuba Steve

Chris Huber

Bill Bryant

Rob Black 

Flynn Bryant 

my son Jacob Frick

And Chuy the wonder dog

Band of brothers forever on the Camp4lo inaugural run

Thank you all for coming down and sharing my love of Baja. 

I can't wait until the next run in February.

All the photos from this trip can be viewed at
Camp4lo Flicker page

Additional photo credits

Scuba Steve

Chris Huber

Bill Bryant 

Yet another beautiful day in Baja

Feliz Neuvo Ano

That's Happy New Year for you Gringos!

We took a well deserved trip to a friends place in Mulege over the holiday. My daughter and I jumped in the Biltwell team van with Bill and his family 2 days after Christmas and stayed through the holiday.

2 days driving just to get there, 5 days in the Baja Sur sun, and 2 days to make it back. We enjoyed everything Baja has to offer and then some. Baja is so beautiful this time of year. The harsh deserts are mild and sunny, the sea of Cortez is mild, the cerveza is cold, and the people of Baja are just as gracious as ever.

Enjoy the photos....

Early morning sunrise on day 2 headed toward El Rosario

Sarah in Catavina

No bad days in mulege!

Touring Santispac and the local islands

Ahhhhhh

Dos Cervezas por favor

Santispac serenity

Team van on the new road from Gonzaga north. Only 20 miles left to pave before it's finished

We were on a panga touring around and came up on this pod of porpoise. AMAZING!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all.
We are headed South to Muleje  next week to warm up. See you in 2012!

Mickey Thompson 1979 Baja 1000

I had the chance to meet and interact with this man during the MTEG days in the late 80's, working as a photographer during all those stadium races. Micky was in a word intense. Always moving, always plotting, always trying to stay in the lead. This also has plenty of other classic footage.
 Take a few minutes and enjoy.

Outlaw Snowdown

If your find yourself in Pagosa Springs  Colorado and you like outlaw  music and snowboarding then this is for you. Our friends are putting this party on and is sure to be a blast!
Complete info here

Rig of the week

We saw this on a recent trip to Ocatillo Wells. Quite the "Hillbilly Deluxe!"
Makes me want to go deer hunting for some reason.

Flynn's Jeep of the week

Flynn's sweet ride.

Our buddy Bill bought this for his son as a first car. 6cyl manual trans.
Flynn also is no stranger to Baja. He's been going since he was in diapers. Bet he can't wait to hit the trail.

Road Trip

Took a trip to Baja last week for a little R & R. We went to Mulege to visit Baja legend Ron Brant to see his retirement villa. We headed South on Mex 1 straight down. Spent the first night in San Ignaco at the famous Rice and Beans. Bright and early the next morning we saddled up and made the next leg a few hours South into Mulege.
After two great days hanging out with Ron and his new friends we packed up and motored North but decided to hit the dirt at Chapala into Gonzaga with a stop at Cocos Corners of course. We wanted to check out the new pavement to Puertecitos. They have been working on this road and are almost done. It is kind of bittersweet. Nice that it's paved but, sad that a big section of the Baja 1000 is now paved. We stayed our last night in San Felipe at Pete's Camp visiting old friends. We then checked out the toll road from Mexicali to Tecate. Great 6 day Baja adventure. Enjoy some photos of the beautiful Baja....



Had to stop at Mama Espinozas for Lobster burritos!


Visited the church at San Ignacio built in 1720


One of my favorite Baja towns. The Baja 1000 runs right past this church.


Enjoying an ice cold Pacifico at Casa Brant


These are the waters Ron goes fishing in every day. (jealous)


We spent a few hours swimming in the healing waters of the Sea of Cortez at Santispac


Cocos Corners


Bill enjoying an ice cold Coke while Coco prepares his book for us to sign.


Nice new pavement over the now defunct 'three sisters"

 
Puertecitos


Welcome to San Felipe


Sunrise in San Felipe


Pete's Camp motto

Full set of photos can be viewed HERE
VIVA BAJA!!!

Meet Ivan

Ivan, one of the best guys in Baja. Ivan knows everything there is to know about Baja. Ivan will be there to make sure your trip goes off without a hitch.

Blast From the Past

 Ron Brant at the 1986 Frontier 500. Jim from Trackside Photo sent this to me the other day. He recently uploaded some photos from classic races to the site. Check em out.
Ron was running the 100 plate. He was the first Score HDRA class one points champ in 85.
Good times back then for sure. Ron will be along as a guide on the Camp4lo runs. Don't worry he will wait up for y'all!